Across
- 1. combination of all color harmonies; showing a variety or change of colors
- 3. two colors on either side of a complement; a hue and any two adjacent colors
- 4. four colors equally spaced on a color wheel; a group or arrangement of four
- 6. mixture of a primary color and a secondary color in equal amounts
- 8. light reflected off an object; also referred to as hue
- 12. mixture of two primary colors in equal amounts
- 14. color theory of one chroma in different values; having or consisting of one color or hue
- 16. refers to the amount of black in a color; hue darkened by the addition of black
- 17. are created using reds, oranges, and yellows or various combinations of each; tend to represent sunlight and/or heat
Down
- 2. any two colors which are directly opposite each other on a color wheel
- 5. the basic building blocks of the color system; red, blue, yellow
- 7. are created by using blues, greens, and purples or various combinations of each; tends to represent water or the sky
- 9. measure of color intensity when gray is added to a hue
- 10. used to describe the brightness or dullness of a color; used to measure the pureness of a color; quality of color combining hue and saturation
- 11. combination of any three colors equally distant from one another on a color wheel; union or group of three
- 13. refers to the amount of white in a color; adding white to a color lightens it
- 15. any three colors which are side by side on a 12-part color wheel